guErRilla candy is Travis Hay's one-stop destination for opinionated and informed musing about all things music, ranging from noteworthy news bits about the local scene to rants about how the national music media gets more things wrong than it does right.

The End reeled in quite an impressive lineup for its 15th Deck The Hall Ball. The lineup includes, Snow Patrol, Pete Yorn, Angels and Airwaves, Taking Back Sunday, Jet, The Shins, My Chemical Romance and Gnarls Barkley. The show is at KeyArena Dec. 7.
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Okay, so I’m a closet fan of Gwen Stefani’s “Love, Angel, Music, Baby.” There’s something about over-produced and way-too-hyped pop music that just does it for me. Man, I feel much better now that I got that off my chest.
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This is possibly the coolest rumor I have heard in a while. It’s so cool that I actually have to share it. According to this Web site, Marily Manson might play Frank N. Furter in a remakes of the cult classic “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.” Man, that’s so col. Where can I buy my tickets?
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Public Enemy’s Chuck D brought da noize to Ellensburg last week. Photo by Steven Friederich. The small, rural town of Ellensburg got a blast of hip hop last week when MC Lyte and Chuck D gave a panel speech titled “Rap, Race, Rage and Reality.” I covered it for my paper and you can read the coverage here.
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Earlier this week I had a phone conversation with local songstress Brandi Carlile, who is set to release her sophomore record in March. She’s currently finishing up a tour in support of her self-titled major-label debut, which was released in 2005. Her last Washington state show for the rest of the year is Nov. 1 at Central Washington University, so if you’re feeling up for a drive come on over to my neck of the woods and check it out. If you do make the trip over the hill let me know and I’ll be sure to say hi at the show.
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According to Reuters, Aberdeen’s own Kurt Cobain is at the top of the top-earning dead celebrities list. Apparently he raked in a cool $50 million and knocked Elvis Presley off the top spot of the list.
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Billboard reports that grunge pioneers Malfunkshun are reforming. For those unfamiliar with the band, Malfunkshun is the group Andy Wood was in with his brother Kevin before Mother Love Bone formed. Wood later died of a heroin overdose. The new version of Malfunkshun will include NW musician Shawn Smith on vocals and bassist Cory Kane. The band also includes original member Regan Hagar. The new material will include songs written by Andy Wood that he wrote between the ages of 14 and 16 which have gone previously unheard. The songs have reportedly already been recorded and Malfunkshun are currently looking for a label and distribution. A supporting tour is also planned.
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A while back I introduced a feature called Eight Is Enough where I interview a musician, journalist or someone with insight into the local or national music scene. Well, now I’m posting the second installment of this feature. This time around I dropped an email to Gatsby, one half of the MCs who make up Cancer Rising.
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